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The Way-Finding in Educational Modular Buildings: The Case of the Male Engineering Building at Qatar University
( Hindawi Limited , 2018 , Article)Way-finding is the ability of people to perceive routes, flow patterns, or passageways inside and/or around a building. In other words, it is the capability of a person to know their whereabouts in a space. Modular buildings ... -
Thermal comfort in Indian apartments
( Springer Singapore , 2018 , Book chapter)© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Socio-political and economic drivers can be historically traced behind the apartment' evolutionary trajectory. Absence and poor adherence to norms appear to have caused thermal ... -
Thermal comfort in office buildings during the summer season: Findings from a field study in Kuwait
( NCEUB 2018 , 2018 , Conference Paper)A thermal comfort field study was conducted in four office buildings in Kuwait for four months in the summer of 2016. All the four environmental and two personal variables were measured. Through a paper based survey, a ... -
Tod’s role in enhancing urban quality of life and preserving built heritage: The case of Msheireb Downtown Doha
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The term ‘Transit-Oriented Development’ or TOD was firstly used by the American planner Peter Calthorpe in 1993. To address the urban sprawling caused by extensive car use and the disappearance of historical community ... -
Toward Sustainable Urban Development in Doha: Implementation of Transit Villages through a Multiple-Layer Analysis
( American Society of Civil Engineers , 2023 , Article)Scholars argue that the efficient integration between public transportation systems and potential transit villages is the best strategy to be adopted to achieve sustainable urban development and manage the expansion of ... -
Towards a knowledge-hub destination: analysis and recommendation for implementing TOD for Qatar national library metro station
( Springer , 2023 , Article)During the past two decades, Qatar, a developing country, has invested heavily in infrastructure development to address several challenges caused by the rapid urbanization. Qatar has made a significant step toward its urban ... -
Towards an integrated urban design: investigation of tod in the cultural core of doha MSHEIREB SOUQ WAQIF NATIONAL MUSEUM
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Sustainable urban design of cities in the 21st century is challenged by serious problems centered around the over-dependency on the car as a the main transportation system. The car has generated problems of urban inefficiency, ... -
Towards expediting the implementation of sustainable and successful lean paradigm for construction projects: a hybrid of DEMATEL and SNA approach
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Proper identification of the key motivating factors (or key drivers) is needed to ensure successful adaption and implementation of the lean concept for construction projects. However, there lacks a study investigating ... -
Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Public Open Spaces (POS) are an important and necessary component of the urban city design. Well-designed and well-functioning public open spaces provide a variety of social, economic, environmental, physical and ... -
Transit-oriented Development from the View of Traditional City Model
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Several communities have adopted the transit-oriented development (TOD) model to improve the urban form of the city. Through the TOD model, citizens are enabled and encouraged to travel by public transit and live near it, ... -
Transit-Oriented Development in West Bay, Business District of Doha, State of Qatar: A Strategy for Enhancing Liveability and Sense of Place
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2019 , Article)Purpose – West Bay, the Business District of Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, is facing an urban regeneration phase due to the construction of the West Bay Central Train Station, a four-storey underground building ... -
Transit-Oriented Development of the Qatar National Museum Metro Station in Al-Slata, Doha, Qatar
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2024 , Article)Doha, the capital city of Qatar, has experienced remarkable urban growth over the last two decades. This raises concerns regarding the city’s fulfillment of compactness, complexity, and connectivity. This paper considers ... -
Transit‐Oriented Development and Livability: The Case of the Najma and Al Mansoura Neighborhoods in Doha, Qatar
( Cogitatio Press , 2022 , Article)Since the 1970s, Qatar’s rapid urban growth has resulted in a segregated and poorly connected urban form, particularly in the country’s capital, Doha. Although the recent opening of the Doha Metro has begun to mitigate ... -
Trends of construction industry in Malaysia and its emerging challenges
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Purpose: The transition of Malaysia from a developing country to a developed country was considered in vision 2020, whereby an average construction contribution of 6.0% in growth domestic product (GDP) per annum was required. ... -
TWO-GRAPH BUILDING INTERIOR REPRESENTATION for EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPLICATIONS
( Copernicus GmbH , 2016 , Conference Paper)Nowadays, in a rapidly developing urban environment with bigger and higher public buildings, disasters causing emergency situations and casualties are unavoidable. Preparedness and quick response are crucial issues saving ... -
A Two-Stage Energy Anomaly Detection for Edge-based Building Internet of Things (BIoT) Applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference Paper)The Building Internet of Energy (BIoE) is quite promising for curtailing energy consumption, reducing costs, and promoting building transformation. Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the BIoE is essential for big ... -
Underlying Mechanisms of Transit-Oriented Development: A Conceptual System Dynamics Model in Qatar
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is an urban planning approach that facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals from an urban planning and transportation perspective. Developed countries are moving rapidly ... -
Urban Design and Livability: The Regeneration of the Corniche in Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)The 1940s discovery of oil in Qatar caused a change from fishing and pearling based to a multifaceted economy. Through past few decades Qatar has experienced a rapid growth, which has radically influenced the country’s ... -
The urban fabric of Al Zubarah city: Unveiling an urban regeneration vision for modern urbanism in Qatar
( Henry Stewart Publications , 2018 , Article)The urban fabric of Islamic cities has been shaped by the rules of Sharia, sociocultural and economic factors. After being founded in the 1760s by a Kuwaiti tribe known as Utub, Al Zubarah became a flourishing pearl fishing ... -
Urban Form and Sense of Community: Exploring Catalysts for Community Sustainability within Al-Wakrah Neighborhood in Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)Urban planners seek to create a sense of community by effectively interfacing urban form and community development. In Qatar, community change has become a matter of public concern amid intense development activities. ...